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Surgeons at Edward Hospital now have

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a robotic assistant to help increase
perception and reduce complications for some

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of the most delicate operations hospital
representatives allowed and C.T.V.

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Seventeen to see firsthand how a cutting
edge surgical system works and C.T.V.

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Seventeen's Alex Simmons reports. When Peter
Lewis says doctors informed him he had

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prostate cancer he knew he would face surgery
to remove the prostate gland what he

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didn't know was that there might be

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a robot in the operating
room he said that there was

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a possibility of using the Davinci machine
I decided to have an appointment Dr

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Fisher for them him to explain
more to me so after doing

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a lot of research I decided that that
was the best alternative to do it his

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research found the Edward hospital's new
to vent she system includes four robotic

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arms to go into the surgical area
three was surgical tools and one with

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a high definition camera the arms
are controlled by the surgeon and

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a separate console with hand controls and
foot pedals it provides a clear three D.

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View of the surgical field and increased
accuracy in situations where you must make

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precise movements of less than

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a millimeter eliminates all surgical tremor
it decreases blood loss and well you

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really delineate structures
and there is you can do

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a better job of sparing nerves. Although
those console in the corresponding

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obstacle course may look
like something out of

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a video game the surgeons that take the
time to learn with the storm say the real

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life results are outstanding. Dr Charles
Miller has been performing minimally

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invasive gynecologic surgeries for more
than twenty five years it's kind of like

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that situation of the of the horse and the
car early on the horse was faster but

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we're about to get to the point where robotic
surgery across the board will be the

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advanced technology that
technology gave Peter Lewis

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a clean bill of health tests indicate he
is now cancer free and he's thrilled to

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get in. Back to his
normal activities I had

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a wonderful experience if you have to have

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a medical procedure and this is the best
reporting from the Edward Heart Hospital

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Alex Simmons neighbor Bill new seventeen
Edward hospital surgeons are using the Da

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Vinci system for

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a number of abdominal procedures including
bladder and kidney surgeries as well as

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prostate surgery and hysterectomy.